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Circumlocution   (translated from French)
Circumlocution circonloccution is a process rhetoric by which ...
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Periphrasis
Periphrasis Periphrasis, like its Latin counterpart circumlocution, is a figure of speech where the ... περί) «about, around» + phrasis (φράσις) «phrase»], while circumlocution is Latin – both meaning "phrasing around ... are periphrastic too. In a general sense, circumlocution and periphrasis mean describing a word with ... thing you use to cut other things". Circumlocution is often helpful while learning a new ... decrease the size of the necessary vocabulary. Circumlocution also means replacing a word with ...
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Talk:Jew/Archive 13
... which is unobjectionable, the substitution of a circumlocution like Jewish people or persons of Jewish ... because the example given does not require circumlocution -- "He is Jewish" is neither wordy or ... which is unobjectionable, the substitution of a circumlocution like Jewish people or persons of Jewish ... not offensive, "Jewish person" is certainly a circumlocution. Jayjg (talk) 00:30, 16 Mar 2005 ...
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ACTFL performance guidelines for Speaking (Schoolcomputing wiki)
... use of communicative strategies, such as paraphrasing, circumlocution, and illustration. They use precise vocabulary and ... are otherwise familiar. Communicative strategies such as circumlocution or rephrasing are often employed for this ... strained. Communicative strategies such as rephrasing and circumlocution may be employed in such instances. In ... aspect, and using communicative strategies, such as circumlocution. Intermediate-Mid speakers are able to express ...
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Dictionario Romanico 021 (Romanica wiki)
... circumloquer ESPANIOL: FRANCESE: ITALIANO: PORTUGESE: ... UNDE: [edit] circumlocution n ANGLESE: circumlocution ESPANIOL: FRANCESE: ITALIANO: PORTUGESE: ... UNDE: [edit] circumloquer [-loqu-/-locut-] v ANGLESE: to use circumlocution ESPANIOL: FRANCESE: ITALIANO: PORTUGESE: ... UNDE: circumlocution [edit] circumnavigar v ANGLESE: to circumnavigate ESPANIOL ...
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Category talk:Jews
... to Jewishpeoplebacca !) Keep. Jewish people is a circumlocution, Jew is fine. In fact, avoiding the ... which is unobjectionable, the substitution of a circumlocution like Jewish people or persons of Jewish ... any event "Jewish people" is an unnecessary circumlocution. Jayjg 18:11, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC ...
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Terminological inexactitude
... it's used as a euphemism or circumlocution meaning a lie or untruth. Churchill first ... inaccuracte terminology (Churchill was indeed given to circumlocution). But it was soon interpreted or taken ...
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User talk:MONGO/Archive03
... October 2005 (UTC) What was that about circumlocution driving you mad, Aaron? I've told ... to see you falsely accusing us of circumlocution at the same time you give someone ...
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Talk:Islam in the United States
... and it looks pompous. Watch out for circumlocution. If there's a shorter and plainer ... lot easier to see someone else's circumlocution than it is to see one's ...
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Talk:Israeli Arab
... citizen of Israel" is not a political circumlocution any more than "Native American" - it's ... of the article? It's an obvious circumlocution in order to make some political point ...
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